Course Project Milestone 2 Template

Directions: Carefully review Course Project Milestone 2 Guidelines and rubric requirements.

Name: __________________________

Define Approved Patient Scenario

The patient is an obese 20-year-old male, called Andrew. He has not had any previous medical diagnosis on obesity. Current weight: 200 lbs. Current height: 6 feet 9 inches. BMI: 21.4 and BMI category: Healthy. Vital signs observation: Normal. Family medical history: Hypertension. The patient eats a lot of trans fats, rarely eats fruits or vegetables, and has an unhealthy lifestyle. He shows a wish to improve to become healthier, so to follow the nurse’s instructions.

Identify Teaching Areas related to the mHealth app

• Information
  • Set macronutrient goals as a percentage of gram (MyFitnesPal, 2022)
  • Track daily exercises while maintaining calorie goals
  • Follow a range of workout routines to meet calorie goals
  • Choose from a variety of personalized recommended recipes (MyFitnesPal, 2022)
  • Set and time your meals
  • Get daily food insights (MyFitnesPal, 2022)
  • Add notes on the app
  • Export or synch nutrition progress and exercise history (‘Using the App”, 2022)
  • Focus on nutrition goals on a home screen dashboard
  • Enjoy features such as BMI calculator (MyFitnesPal, 2022)
  • The app has reminders for nutrition or exercise logs

• Safety features/guidelines provided by the mHealth app:
  • Has an extensive and detailed FAQ section (MyFitnesPal, 2022)
  • Potential extreme loss of weight as it helps meet personal goals
  • Some workout routines necessitate guidance by a professional
  • Allows to report incorrect foods recommended (‘Using the App”, 2022)
  • Wrong entries corrupt the records
  • Passcodes make user data more secure
  • Does not identify users by gender, but by sex (MyFitnesPal, 2022)

• Interpret and act on the information in the mHealth app:
  • Easy to use
  • Has many features
  • Friendly dashboard
  • Allow personalization of goals (MyFitnesPal, 2022)
  • Informative (FAQ and daily insights) (MyFitnesPal, 2022)
  • Monitor progress
  • Extensive personalized recommendations
  • Import and export data (MyFitnesPal, 2022)

• Determine and Evaluate Success (3)
  • Andrew can sign up add his data, and set goals
  • Tract and follow the recommended nutrition and exercise plans
  • Adjust his nutrition and exercise plans to meet his daily and weekly goals

Reference

‘Using the App”. (2022). Using the App. support.myfitnesspal.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022, from https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001951372-Using-the-App.

MyFitnessPal (2022) MyFitnessPal Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker (Version25.25.1) [mobile app]. Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android